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Definition moon in American English

moon noun

noun
/mun/
1

the object similar to a planet that goes around the Earth and that you can see shining in the sky at night

Example

The moon rose above the ridge of the eastern desert.

Example

the first spacecraft ever to land on the moon

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1.1

an object similar to a planet that goes around another planet

Example

How many moons does Jupiter have?

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Definition moon in American English